Thing #2

Wow! What an amazing description of a school I’d love to be a part of…better yet, I’d love my CHILDREN to be a part of! Is this the answer to waking up those minds that seem to be asleep at the wheel in my classroom??? Could it be the “alternative” setting I’ve been saying schools need to adopt for all those kids who want more, NEED MORE? Seems we are spinning our wheels and going nowhere with a great number of our kids. They so need to be engaged by learning…I need to find a way to ENGAGE THEM in the learning that needs to happen in my classroom.

Web 2.0 feels way out there. As comfortable as I am with technology on a personal level, I’ve never stretched myself to utilize it on-the-job. I’ve made lots of excuses…some of them are probably very valid…but until I break out of my rut and attempt some changes, I will always be wondering how cool it would be “if I did that.” I guess I just don’t know where to begin…or how to get to work early enough to make it happen in my classroom, since it all requires transporting of equipment/supplies which I’m not completely familiar with. Can’t get familiar with something if you never put your hands on it, though, so it’s my own fault. Maybe this is the kind of thing I’m needing to put myself in a more positive frame of mind about the job I have ahead of me…maybe it’s the thing to put my kids in a more positive frame of mind about the jobs they have ahead of them, too. Learning should be exciting and captivating and engaging.